Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-17
OXFORD COUNTY HORSE NOTES


somebody tells them Is the best stallion
there !. out. paying no attention TO his
suiiAblensss for crossing well with their
mare OF no, bu, before asking advice
.. TO whA, horse to breed TO. they should
bear In mind that nearly every horse
man il peroaAlly interested in some par
,icular stallion or family. either from
owning some Of hi. stock himself or
from hi. being owned by some Of their
friends. and when asked a. TO which !,
best. they seldom give their honest oPin.
ion Ard so nigh, ask ten Of the mos,
p.oniasut hor.c.msn In any locality as
10 wh., sialliots they should use. and no
two would name the same horse.
We ihiak the best way !. for man
Who rsl,e. colts TO ,ry and know bi.
own bu,iaes., and TO bear ia mind tha,
II Il Il worth while 10 raise colt a. all
/, will BE- worth while TO take little
pain. io inform himself ia regard to the
lav. psr;sinirg to the breeding OF the
be., specimens Of the equine species. a.
well as 10 the merits Of the different
families Of to,,sr. aud the best way 70
bring them up % as 10 obtain the best
price for them when rrAdy TO sell. Few
er mistakes would oocur ,hi, way than
where reliance is put on somsboiy's else
judgment.
We recently called on Geo. H. Dfidg.
ham. Of Blekfeld. and were shown three
very likely colts. ,~o of which were raised
from hi, breeding marc, which u
daughter Of Young Champion. ,oa Of
Champion BlAekhAwk, aud Of Morsan
And thoroughbred blood On the dams
eide. She /, a eoll.bl,ek. ard is stylish
and handsome with plenty Of courage
Her olde., colt. owned by MI Bhdg-
ham. /. three this spring stands l5t
hand. high il uphsAdsd; has strong
~ell .h,ped set Of limbs. and shows good
ro,iins Aeiioa. lie Wa 20, by George
SIMPSONS Surprise. be by Gen. Custer.
by Hind. Knox. soa Of Gen. knoH.
Like hi. sire aud dam he isa js, black
In color. The other col, from this mare
!, a ycarling. 20, by the same horse. and
s black. with star Ia forehead. lie is
Of fine finish. tall And rAngy bull, with
q nice head aud neck. Ills owner has
purchased a mate for him. sired by the
same horse. ihA, looks near enough like
him 10 be his twin brother. aud II there
colts grow up together as they bid fair
to. they will readily eel for remunera-
tive price.
Mr.. Ami.l Jones. Of Baekdsld. h. a
ysarlins go, by Baby Dean. 'on Of Daa'
isl Boone. that stand, about II hand,
high. lie |, very smoothly turned aud
bids fair TO be speedy.
Al Jeweii Farm stables We saw three
new conner. which eon.i., Of two colts,
from mares owned by Mr.. VI. {. Perei.
val, and one from Mr.. Jewe,t. Gip'ey
Boaner. the lA,ter's foal being by Mes.
.enger Wilkes. son Of Red Wilkes. be
BY Geo. Wilkes Thi. foAl was Of good
size, bu, being oaly few day. oil wa.
no, fairly s,r.ishiened up a, the time OF
our visit.
The produce Of Mr.. PsreivArs Morgan
mare. Molly. is oae of the most gen,sel
looking colts We ever saw. aud Is a.
,mAr, a. be is handsome. lie was got
by Cyril. son OF GlenArm. 2:2Jg. Mr..
PerciyAfs other mare by MAmbnno Gin.
has = tall Mis,oers,ie looking colt. GOT
by Flordo. ,oa OF RysdJks Handle
,oniAn.
When we wrote the advertisement, Of
Cyril We neglected TO state the fact OF
hi, being standard bred. which lie is.
Hi. sire having a record Of 2:25l. aud
hi. dam bsing by Robert Bonner. sire OF
two in the $3.50 list.
Carroll Taylor has yearling colt in
hi. stable. owned by Charley Aver OF
Portland. 70, by Norway Knox and oa,
Of Mr.. TaylOrs fae brood mare, BY
Hampton, that stands IA hands high
well proporiioned with powerful limbs
and = good looking head. Ills color Is
black with star and one white hind
foot. Taylor's mare is now in foal by
Norway Knox. Mr.. Aver hired the use
OF this mare for the two pas, yesi.. pay
ing SIS each year for her.
Daring avisi, to Lewiston las, week We
saw some Of the famous horses OF which
Andro.coggin County hs, goodly share.
At the stable OF g. +. Drake we saw
Glenarm, BayArd Wilkes and Vida
Boone. GlenArm is looking better than
We ever saw him before. His owner
say. ,ha, he never started in with better
prospects for a successful season in the
stud than he has this spring. Aboa,
thirty mares are booked to him already.
His two-year.old stallion Bsyard Wilkes
is an elegant looking colt. and his breed
ing is second to none in New England;
his .ire /. Aleaniara, (2:233 as . four.
year.old) be by the grea, Geo. Wilkes.
and bis dam being Blrcena, by Bayard.
son Of Pilot, Jr., sire OF the dams OF
Maud s.. Jsy-Eye.See aud many more
fas, ones. BAieens herself was very
fast, having shown trials close to 2;2o.
Vida Boone is q six.year-old mare. by
Daniel Boone bred by ID. NJ. Foster OF
Canton. She Is the dam Of Delmont,
sold for $1,000 as . two-year-old by Mr..
Drake the past winter. and go, BY Glen.
arm sh, Is also the dam Of the yearling
tilly recently purchased BY Andrews *
Th.yer OF Norway. We enjoyed ride
behind ,hi, mare and liked her much.
She /. handsome and spirited. and Is very
biz gated with considerable speed. She
IL now in foal by Glenarm. Mr.. Drake
has another brood mare In Katie Booze
a.o by Daniel Boone. She has foAl
., foo, by GlenArm. and !, being bred to
him again.
At Frank S,anley's stable, which
Is the bes, In the State, we saw the
noted stallion. Redwood, by Belmont,
dam. the famous BlAndina, by Mambrino
Chief. He isA large, powerfully built
horse, with immense s,ihs and hooks and
. grand looking head aud neck; his color
Is = rich mahogany bay. In the same
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